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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01
Study and Health.

Mile. Lucie Hall. doctor at Vassar
College. on going into the question of
hygienic influence of har,l study on
women. with regard to the remark
able diminution of large families in
America. has come TO the following
conclusions. which deserve to be ex-
amined: One hundred and seventy
six families proved on examination to
have only an average of from three to
two children. Now. out of those
families those who had tho
largest number of children were
found to havo highly educated
mothers. not to say educated above
the average. Dr.. Halls experience
has proved to her that the health Of
the young people is particularly good.
and even improves as the studies in
crease. She cites the following words
of NJ Bascom. Director of the WiscOn-
sin University: 1.-The health Of our
young people in no wise diminishes
whilst with us; on the contrary. 1have
long since noticed that u rou1g lady
who gives up society and takes up
reasonably with study at the universe
ty is in far better condition. rs far ~
heal til is concerned. than the majority
of her Chicngo Iritmne.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01
Creatures Of Yesterday.

With all his pride ut our progress.
the thoughtful student beholds with
dismay the rapid sweeping away Of
many animal and vegetable species
which to future science would be most
precious. In his biological address To
the British Association. Prof A. New
ton lnmented. rs an example Of what
is being done. the disappearance OF
the birds of New Z .aland. In the more
thickly settled districts. imported
species alone are now to be seen.
while the natives are fast being
pushed inl land and must soon vanish.
These native species are almost cx-
clusively peculiar to that country and
supply link to the past that once
lost can never be recovered. The
forms Of life that are being killed OF
nre mostly the ancient ones. that
must teach US more than the recent
ones of the way life has been spread
over the globe. and Prof Newton
therefore urges haste in gaining ali
possible knowledge Of these creatures
before they have passed away
ASk0ns0a0 Traoe'eS.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01
THE WELL or JOSEPH.
A Fine Example Of tho Wcll-Sinker'
BOldness of Design.

A Fine Example Of tho Well-Sinker'S
BOldncss of Design.
Although called after Joseph by the
Arabs. it is by no means Of so ancient
u date as the name would imply. for
the we'll was probably sunk about 700
or 800 years ago. but by whom is a
disputed point; some attribute it to a
Vizier of the name Of Joseph, others
to Saladin. the intrepid defender of
his country. whose name was Yussef
(JoscpD. The we'll consists of two
shafts one above the other but not in
the same ver!icle line. The upper
shaft is All oblong excavation "a feet by
10 feet and 165 feet deep. descending
into a large and capacious chamber,
in the floor of which is constructed q
basin or reservoir for containing water
that is raised from the lower shaft.
In this chamber lower shaft is
sunk. which il an excavation Is feet
by 9 feet and 100 feet deep. Round the
upper shaft spiral passage 6 feet 4
inches wide. and Z feet 2 inches high is
cut separated from the we'll by par
tition wall Of the solid rock. only six
inches in thickness. through which
loopholes are pierced for lighting the
passage. This passage is made use of
by parties who draw wafer. and also
for the descent # mules and other an.
imals that are employed in the large
chamber below to give motion to a
system of chain pots by which the
water IS raised from the lower shaft
and poured into the basin in the cham
bcE There is also Il spiral passage
round the lower shaft. but it is not in-
closed from the well, as in the case of
the passage round the upper shaft.
The water IF this we'll is procured from
a bed of gravel, after penetrating the
strata to the depth before mentioned.
-Engineering NeDs.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01

observed the essential rites az Jnda.
ism. and strictly avoided intermarriaee
with other sects In the beginning d
the seventeenth century Jewish col.
ony settled in Cayenne. in the West
Indies. one Of the most inhospit able
climates in South America
Cayenne was subsequently, con.
quered by the French. who made it s
penal settlement. and the Jewish col.
Ony was forced to retire to Surinam.
notwithstanding frequent persecu.
TONS Jews are still found in Persia,
more especially to the south of the
Caspian Sea. where the soil is very
fertile but the climate very unhe althy.
The principal city is Balprosh, where
about one hundred and fifty Jewish
families reside in almost complete iso-
lation. They trade with their brethren
in Great Tartary. and are engaged in
the wool and silk trade or in the sale
OF citrons They. too. trace their orr.
gin from the aybylonian captivity.
for. according to a tradition still
possessed among them, their an.
cestors settled in Persia in the time of
Nebuchadnezzar. and did not respond
to the appeal of Ezra to return to Pal
estine. Their mode of life resembles
that of the Persians in general They
hold the beard in high esteem. and
wear long. flowing robes. They have
several synagogues. and obtain scrolls
of the law from Basdad. The cele.
DRAFTED African traveller. Mungo Park.
found a colony of Jewish families in
the heart OF Africa. about eight hun-
dred miles from the coast. 1t is no
doubt this popularity of the Jewish
race which induced French writer on
Medical Geography" to express the
opinion that: 1T is questionable
whether the crossing of human
varieties confcrs on the issue
constant advantages in relation to
the species; for the Jewish race
seems in wonderful manner capable
of adapting itself to every change Of
climate. while others are scarcely able
to bear the least change"
The Jew is found in every part of
the world; in Europe. from Norway to
Gibraltar; in Africa. from Algiers to
Cape of Good Hopo; in Asia. from
Cochin to the Caucasus; from Jaffa to
Pekin. He has peopled Australia. and
has given proofs of his powers Of &c.
climatization under the tropics. where
people of European origin have con-
stantly failed to perpetuate Thorn.
Sa1vas -.Zemieh TF0ryI
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01

irresistible advocate of cold water and
NO stimulants can use language which
is as ardently stimulating and as little
watery as any man we know ne
pronounces himself on woman suffrage
in his usual unequivocal fashion:
lam an outspoken advocate OF woman
suffrage, because l believe that the IN
flueuce of woman is needed. not only
socially and morally. but politically as
we'll. It is argued by opponents OF the
measure that it will degrade women to
enter the arena of politics. l believe
that the exercise of the right of equal
suffrage would tend to make men bet
ter. and thus purify all departments OF
State and municipal government As
rule, those parties which need the most
reforming seldom pay that respect to
woman which she is entitled to receive.
and always object to giving her the
power to vote. There is not a rum
seller in the land who world not trem-
BILE if he knew he was to be tried before
jury composed of intelligent women.
I never knew one of this class who was
honestly in favor of woman suffrage.
The chief support of the temperance
cause is woman. What would dis,
tinct party do in any good work with
out her aid? One hundred dollars
placed in the hands of the w. C. I. q.
will do more good than five hundred
dollars controlled by an organization
composed entirely of men. Woman
enters into every good work with a
self-sacrificing spirit. One plucky
woman will do more to adj
vance the blessings Of home than re-
giment of political tramps. whose chief
occupation is to make doubtful public
opinion still more doubtful.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01

SO others have. and families With
small incomes Of I've hundred dollars
feel defrauded Of their rights It they
can't live in the same style as the fam.
lily with twice the resources Tho
husband and father works at his trade
or on salary. from ten to fourteen
hours q day. bringing in tho
money. the wife and daughters
and sons work as many hours each
dag getting rid Of what the head OF
the house brings in. and to what pur-
pose? To make as much Of display
rs some other family that is trying 70
copy some one else. and 80 on and on.
Mrs. A has new silk. Immediately
Mrs. b. Mrs. G and Mrs. d must have
one. Mrs B has new carpet for her
parior. Instantly Mrs. A. Mrs. G and
Mrs. D feel the need Of n new carpet
as never before. Miss A has . now
piano. The keys rattle and tho piano
is 'tlreadfully out Of tune" in tho
homes of Miss B. Miss C and Miss d.
Jack A has a pony or new dog
cart. and there is no end to the teas
ing until John B. D.ck C and Ned D all
have ponies or dog-carts. And this
goes on clear down to the unseen mat
tiers of daily life. and every one is just
as full of unrest and dissatisfaction ~
they were before the purchase Of the
coveted goods.
Let one woman with intelligence,
grace and superior advantages go into
a community filed with AS. BIS. Cs
and DIS. and live on higher plane.
caring never to cops her neighbors.
and these people get an idea they
never before enjoyed. Let this woman
talk economy. practice it and feel real
~ glad and proud she can, and
how the taste of that whole neighbour
hood will change! l know three
wealthy women in a city who years
ago promised each other to dress for
five years on fifty dollars n year. Tho
good influence that resulted from that
act has never died out. / know
wealthy women who talk economy and
practice it simply for the sake Of
others. God bless such women! A
woman who has fifty dollars month
to spend and gives away the lions
share. spending very little for selfish
purpose. is woman whose life does
not end ut death What we wear and
what we eat need be but small part
of our living. and yet we are making
it by far the larger part Cor. Atlanta
Constitution.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01

The great banyan tree in the Boz
tanic garden at Calcutta. which is now
about one hundred years old. has .
parent trunk forty-two feet in circum-
ference. and two hundred and thirty
two aerial trunks, or root-drops. from
few inches to = foot around. The
vast leafy crown has = circumference
OF eight hundred AMI fifty-seven feet
A still larger banyan grows near the
hill fort OF Wysatgarh. in tho Bombay
presidency. The circumference Of ia
head in 1882 was fifteen hundred and
eighty-seven feet Tho banyan usu-
ally begins its life BY growing upon
the surface Of some other plant, N
for example. the wild date. which Il
strsngles as it increases in size.-N.
r Ledger.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01
THE UBIQUITOUS JEW.
His Remarkable Adaptability to An Gil
mates and Conditions.

His Remarkable Adaptability to An Cli-
mates and Conditions.
1t has been frequently remarked that
the Jewish race has a wonderful
power of adaptation to all climates.
Jews are found in all parts of the
globe and seem to possess a remark
able facility for acclimatization. even
under the most unfavorable circum-
stances Mesopotamia is considered
the mother country of the Abrahamic
family. as we'll as the cradle of the
human race. Some years ago . small
colony Of Jews were found in the an
cient city of Seminar: in the south Of
Mesopotamia. and in the city Of an
cicnt Baby lon. OF the seventy fam.
lilies composing the colony. one
claimed to be descended from King
Joachim. the rest from the house OF
Levi A colony of Jews appear to
have settled in China about the begin
ming of the third century of the Chris
tan era. under the dynasty of Han.
In 1904 Father Gonzani. a Roman
Catholic missionary. found seven jew
ish families near Pekin.
In 1856 Portuguese Jew Of Amster-
dam. named De Pavia, discovered a
sect of Jews in Cochin China Ac-
cording to tradition preserved among
them. they were descended from a
tribe Of jews who had quilted Pales-
tine on the destruction of the second
temple. From their long residence in
Cochin they had become completely
bronzed. These are no. the same a.
the Malabar Jews. The Jewish trav.
eler Benjamin.. sometimes called Ben
jamin H.. discovered a colony Of Jews.
evidently of Persian origin. in Hin.
dostan They were known as BABY
;onian Jews" on account Of their hav.
ing migrated from Babylonia They
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01
WITH A CAR.TRACER.
A Child Who Has Travelled Thousands d
Miles on Railroads.

A Child Who Has Travelled Thousands Oh
Miles on Railroads.
..Ycs, she has been my travelling
companion ever since she was nine
months DID," said James Erich. at a
railroad station in Pennsylvania. He
had reference to his six-ycar-old
daughter. bright eyed. vivacious lit
tie girl. who stood near by. You see.
I am car-tracer My home is at
Fort Wayne, Ind. and I travel all
over the United States in search OF
cars sent out by our company. and
which are Lost or not accounted for on
our books. NJ little daughter was not
in the best of health. and thought
travel would do her good. She in-
proved gradually. and now enjoys
this life. Her home is virtually on the
cars Sometimes she sleeps in = par
lor car: and at other times in freight
car or q caboose. every thing depend
ing OH where we arc going or on what
road va are. Ny busiress t'kes me-
all over. and. of course. ! ha,s passes
over all roads. Ny passes are
for one. but the conductors
don't say any thing about the
child. We are privileged to board
any train. and we can make ourselves
at home most anywhere. We have
slept in cold. dingy stations when it
was necessary. She has never been i'll
= dag. although subject to all sorts OF
changes and all sorts of weather. She
makes me very little trouble. and for
one SO young she is able to take the
best of csre of herself"
The youthful traveller ID a bright
pretty child. very clean and tidy. hap
py. and has travelled. in her brief
career. thousands Of mileA-N 4
SuA
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01
WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT.
THE DUTY OF A WIFE.

4 Dseussscn OF the Questlon-How Fs'
Must . Vito Go In Obeying Her Aas
hand.
When the news of Mrs. Craik's deatt
came, many persons who have de
lighted in her novels for nearly forty
years must have felt regret that hel
last public utterance should have been
that unfortunate article in the Forum.
We all knew that she was a strong up
holder of the right of husbands to rule
over their wives. and the duty OF wives
to render implicit obedience; but she
would not have maintained On cool re.
Election the assertion that it is natural
and commendable for woman ''to
make herself mat for the mans feet
10 walk over. to believe every thing he
does and says is right.
Though an intensely conservative
Englishwoman. she was pui~minded
and conscientious in the extreme, and
always maintained that a wife's obedi-
ence must stop short of doing wrong.
This is abundantly exemplified in "a
Brave Lady," and in several OF her
other novels. Perhaps the most forci-
BILE statement of it occurs in Two
Marriages" A weak daughter has let
herself be coerced by a despotic father
into marrying one man when she loves
another. Two elderly ladies are dis
cussing the question whether she did
right. One says:
''She was bound to obey her father.
<.No. she wasn't" replied Mrs. Knowle,
sternly and strongly. my dear. you're
not bound to obey any man living, not
even your own husband, who is mighty
deal closer to you than your father,
when he tells you to do wrong thing;
If Edward Knowle said to me: Emma,
Tn hungry. want you to chop your
self up into mince-meat for me;' well.
perhaps l might do it, if he really
wanted it. and it harmed no one but
myself But if he said: Emma. I'm
alungry. and want you to go and steal
that leg of mutton should say: No.
Sit: Gods law is higher law than
obedience to you. Steal your legs of
mutton for yourself
In the medieval story. the model
wife Griseida feels bound to acquiesce
IN her husbands proposal to commit
any enormity. even the murder of their
child. and lavishcs upon him never
smile the less after she believes that he
has pcrpetrated the crime. That is
the genuine door-mat theory. Mrs.
Craik's mince-meat theory marks an
advance. There will he still further
advance when all men and women
come to realize that it is spiritually in
furious to any one to feed habitually
upon diet of minced fellow creature.
aud that no one has right either to
exact or to render such a sacrifice.
Literal cannibalism has gone out of
fashion; metaphorical cannibalism is
slowly but surely passing away also
Alice Stone Blackwell, in Romans
e}0Mrn0L
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01
wOMAN'S INTELLIGENCE.
Women the Equal Of Men Both Moral
and Intellectually.

Women the Equal Of Men Both Morally
nnd Intellectually.
In every community. the average in
!telligence and competency of the wom-
zen is equal to that of the men. Some
.of the women don know much. Some
..of the men don't know much. Some
sof the women would not vote if they
could; and many of the men do not
vote. although they can. Some of the
women would vote rs they were led
cor misled: and many of the men do
the same thing. Most Of the women
in these instances would. if they were
voters. exercise the suffrage with care.
NcOnsciens:Ousness. understanding and
advantage; and the men do no more.
These same mon and women meet to-
sgetiscr may times year and engage
in the same interests, not only in pri-
uatc life. but in public relations.
If there is an industrial or agricult-
7ural fair. or a village improvement en-
tcrprise. they are equally active.
Both furnish members of the school
committee. one rs good rs the other,
not only IN matters of instruction, but
even in the way of schOOl-house re
pairs. and the grading of the grounds.
They mingic in church meetings, and
in this respect we all know tina,
women are the salvation of the enter.
prise. They own stock in the same
bank and railroad. and vote with COM
anon intelligence on their shares.
They crowd into tie same hall to at.
tend lectures and balls. They 60 t.
che same thcaters. and unite in lOca
dramatic entertainments. the women
usually little quicker at their parts
They hold offices in the same saving.
hank and insurance company, the
women subordinate clerkships. to bt
sure. but capable. if they had tn.
same business training. of any place
Most significant of all. they 20 t.
the same political meetings listen t.
the same stump-spcakcrs. and If ho
campaign comes. engage with til,
same Passionstcness in political de
bate. discussing men and measures Al
the street corners. and fighting it ou
around the family table. the household
not infrequently divided against itself
In view of this. what patience can b
had when some hardshell tells us tha
the heavens would fall. society woult
DE ruined. the State would collapse. i
the same women. once in March ant
'once in November. should enter de
cent town hall or ward-room-al tn,
more decent for their presence-wall
to ballot-box. and put into it piec,
of printed paper. expressing in con
crete form the results of their previous
c0Rsideration!-Hon. John d. Iona.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01
SPENDING OR SAVING.

A Questssn Which Seriously Affects the
Happiness Of Every Family.
There is no question that affects 80
largely majority Of the American
people rs the one Of economy. which
means wise spending and wise saving.
The model housekeeper or house-
mother of to-day should be an object
lesson to de held up for study before
the town in which she lives The wo-
man who is cultured. educated. re-
fined and yet enjoys domcstic life aad
knows how to care for tho money
brought into the home by the husband
and how to use it wisely and well for
the comfort of her family is as much Of
q missionary rs though she were teach
ing the HOttentots civilization.
The cost Of living is becoming seri-
Gus affair with the majority of people.
and is often double what it ought to
be with but half the comfort. We
have sometimes thought that the sub
feet Of domestic economy ought to be
taught in the higher grades Of our city
schools and in all the country schools
Of our land. II We had that teaching
in orr own hands. we would commence
with making an effort to eradicate the
almost universal feeling Of shame
which seems to be felt in every mind
when using the word ECONOMY" If
It could be made public sentiment
that It were disgraceful not to use. as
well as practice it. half the battle
would be fought
As lis every one wants what taey
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01

"A resident of Hartford, Conn. il
the inventor Of novel apparatus for
timing horses. A clock with threa
hands-minute. second and quarter
seconds started Dy the official timer.
When the winning horse touches thu
wire the clock is stopped BY electricity.
At the same instant the current opens
camera which photographs n
horse and the clock.lace.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-01
woMAN's SPHERE
4Gc. Fax0a's Ff0aouncod Views ON Won
outrage

Mr. FaGon. of Quincy. Mass. has
issued his annual address to the voters.
1t ID spicy document as was to be
expected from its source. The irre-
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-05
A rIontpeIier seusation.

MONTPELIER, September 30.-LSpecial. i
Society here is shaken way down deep over
an elopement planned and carried out by
Thomas Porter, q section hand on the Fort
Wayne, Cincinnati and Louisville, at this
place. The gil is a daughter OF Rev. d. Z.
Greer, also of this town. Porter is mar.
ried man. and leaves wife and one child
destitute. He is about % years old, five
feet seven inches high, three moles on right
cheek, red faced, stopped shouldered, and
blue eyes. Miss Emma Greer is blue-eYed
blonde, and very pretty. Porter drew $40
Friday ard then proceeded to get rip roar
ing drunk. He was promptly hauled up
and fined. The high social standing of the
girls parents has made the elopement the
chief topic of conversation. The wires are
being freely used, and every effort will bs
made from now on to arrest the cOuele.
The parents have disclosed the fact that
their girl was weak-minded, and much
sympathy is expressed for them. Mrs.
Porter is a comely little woman, aud has
many friends who respect her. She ex-
presses wish to see the runaways properly
punished by the law.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-05

rs have painted it. l had II made to
oder by the first costumer of New York,
color and cut the fac smile of the one
Mrs. Meikleham used to brush carefully
and lay away. In conversation with her
on the subject of her grandfather and his
attributes she would constantly revert 10
his erect bearing as Characteristic that
had especially h3ed itself on her memory
and must have been very marked. This
bearing was the same. whether on foot or
on horseback.
s'Mrs. Meiklcham was a woman of large
frame, strong physique, and strong mental
powers, the latter not the least impaired.
i have SELDOM seen woman in whom the
qualities of gentleness and dignity were so
happily combined. What she did not know
or remember she always told me frankly,
that there wss no doubt that she did. Her
mind was as clear as bsli."
During the forty eighth cong ress Mr. w
+. Robinson, of Brooklyn, introduced
a bill proposing pension to Mrs. Meikle-
ham, the oDly surviving grandchild Of
Thomas jefferson, author OF the Declara-
ton of Independence.
'Tbe bill was reported adversely from
the Pension Committee, on the ground
list, and did not pass. Mrs Meikleaam
was profoundly grateful to MIR. Robinson
for his efforts in securing the pension she
so much needed, but she added there
was nothing to be gained in the way of
home influence in voting for a measure
of relief for a desceDdent of Thomas J eff
ferson. l did not ask this excapt as the
granddaughter Of the author of the Dec
lsration of Independence. There was but
one Jefferson and one Declaration of Ia
dependence. All this talk of precedent
is but buncombe, demagogy, and clap
trap, and intended for the ears of constit-
uencieS."